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" Energy and the environment. "
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839851
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Ristinen, Robert A.
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Energy and the environment.
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3rd edition // Robert A. Ristinen, University of Colorado--Boulder, Jack J. Kraushaar, University of Colorado--Boulder, Jeffrey T. Brack, Colorado State University--Fort Collins.
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Hoboken, NJ :: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,, [2016]
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1 online resource
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1119179246
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1119179238
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1119179246
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9781118854631
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9781119179238
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9781119179245
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Energy Fundamentals, Energy Use in an Industrial Society -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Why Do We Use So Much Energy? -- 1.3 Energy Basics -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Forms of Energy -- 1.3.3 Power -- 1.4 Units of Energy -- 1.4.1 The Joule -- 1.4.2 The British Thermal Unit -- 1.4.3 The Calorie -- 1.4.4 The Foot-Pound -- 1.4.5 The Electron-Volt -- 1.5 Scientific Notation -- 1.6 Energy Consumption in the United States -- 1.7 The Principle of Energy Conservation -- 1.8 Transformation of Energy from One Form to Another -- 1.9 Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Sources -- 1.9.1 Nonrenewable Energy Sources -- 1.9.2 Renewable Energy Sources -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 2 The Fossil Fuels -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Petroleum -- 2.3 History of the Production of Petroleum in the United States -- 2.4 Petroleum Resources of the United States -- 2.5 World Production of Petroleum -- 2.6 The Cost of Gasoline in the United States -- 2.7 Petroleum Refining -- 2.8 Natural Gas -- 2.9 The History of Use of Natural Gas -- 2.10 The Natural Gas Resource Base in the United States -- 2.11 The Natural Gas Resource Base for the World -- 2.12 The Formation of Coal -- 2.13 Coal Resources and Consumption -- 2.14 Shale Oil -- 2.15 Tar Sands -- 2.16 Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 3 Heat Engines -- 3.1 The Mechanical Equivalent of Heat -- 3.2 The Energy Content of Fuels -- 3.3 The Thermodynamics of Heat Engines -- 3.4 Generation of Electricity -- 3.5 Electric Power Transmission -- 3.6 Practical Heat Engines -- 3.6.1 Steam Engines -- 3.6.2 Gasoline Engines -- 3.6.3 Diesel Engines -- 3.6.4 Gas Turbines -- 3.7 Heat Pumps -- 3.8 Cogeneration.
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7.2.2 Air Infiltration -- 7.2.3 Furnaces, Stoves, and Fireplaces -- 7.2.4 Solar and Other Sources of Heat Energy -- 7.2.5 Standards for Home Heating -- 7.3 Water Heaters, Home Appliances, and Lighting -- 7.3.1 Water Heating -- 7.3.2 Appliances -- 7.3.3 Lighting -- 7.3.4 The Energy-Conserving House -- 7.4 Energy Conservation in Industry and Agriculture -- 7.4.1 Housekeeping -- 7.4.2 Waste Heat Recovery and Cogeneration -- 7.4.3 Process Changes -- 7.4.4 Recycling -- 7.4.5 New Developments -- 7.4.6 Help from Public Utilities -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 8 Transportation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Power and Energy Requirements -- 8.3 Electric Batteries, Flywheels, Hybrids, Hydrogen, Alcohol -- 8.3.1 Electric Vehicles -- 8.3.2 Flywheel-Powered Vehicles -- 8.3.3 Hybrid Vehicles -- 8.3.4 Hydrogen, Fuel Cells -- 8.3.5 Alcohol as a Transportation Fuel -- 8.4 Mass Transportation -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 9 Air Pollution -- 9.1 Spaceship Earth -- 9.2 The Earth's Atmosphere -- 9.3 Thermal Inversions -- 9.4 Carbon Monoxide -- 9.5 The Oxides of Nitrogen -- 9.6 Hydrocarbon Emissions and Photochemical Smog -- 9.7 Reduction of Vehicle Emissions -- 9.8 Sulfur Dioxide in the Atmosphere -- 9.9 Particulates as Pollutants -- 9.10 Acid Rain -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 10 Global Effects -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere -- 10.3 The Greenhouse Effect and World Climate Changes -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Appendix -- A.1 Linear Plots, Semilogarithmic Plots, and Exponential Growth.
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A.2 Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin Temperature Scales -- Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Problems -- Index -- EULA.
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Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 4 Renewable Energy Sources I: Solar Energy -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Energy from the Sun -- 4.3 A Flat-Plate Collector System -- 4.4 Passive Solar -- 4.5 Solar Thermal Electric Power Generation -- 4.5.1 Power Towers -- 4.5.2 Parabolic Dishes and Troughs -- 4.6 The Direct Conversion of Solar Energy to Electrical Energy -- 4.7 Solar Cooling -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 5 Renewable Energy Sources II: Alternatives -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Hydropower -- 5.3 Wind Power -- 5.4 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion -- 5.5 Biomass as an Energy Feedstock -- 5.6 Biomass: Municipal Solid Waste -- 5.7 Biomass-Derived Liquid and Gaseous Fuels -- 5.8 Geothermal Energy -- 5.9 Tidal Energy -- 5.10 Wave Energy -- 5.11 Summary -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 6 The Promise and Problems of Nuclear Energy -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 A Short History of Nuclear Energy -- 6.3 Radioactivity -- 6.4 Nuclear Reactors -- 6.5 The Boiling Water Reactor -- 6.6 Fuel Cycle -- 6.7 Uranium Resources -- 6.8 Environmental and Safety Aspects of Nuclear Energy -- 6.9 Nuclear Reactor Accidents -- 6.9.1 The Chernobyl Disaster -- 6.9.2 Fukushima Daiichi Disaster -- 6.10 Nuclear Weapons -- 6.11 The Storage of High-Level Radioactive Waste -- 6.12 The Cost of Nuclear Power -- 6.13 Nuclear Fusion as an Energy Source -- 6.14 Controlled Thermonuclear Reactions -- 6.15 A Fusion Reactor -- Key Terms -- Suggested Reading and References -- Questions and Problems -- Multiple Choice Questions -- Chapter 7 Energy Conservation -- 7.1 A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned -- 7.2 Space Heating -- 7.2.1 Thermal Insulation.
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| Abstract
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<B><i>Energy and the Environment, 3<sup>rd</sup> Edition</i></b> examines several critical topics of global importance associated with our increasing use of resource consumption and its impact on our environment. Author, Jeffrey Brack, provides updated information on pivotal issues that surround the study of energy through the exploration of basic concepts, resources applications, and problems of current interest.
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Pollution-- United States.
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Power resources-- United States.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General.
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Pollution.
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Power resources.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.79
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TJ163.25.U6
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Brack, Jeffrey T.,1951-
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Kraushaar, Jack J.
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